The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

Archive for November, 2010

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Open Thread – The Moose Joke

A little moose humor in the form of a true classic from a very young Woody Allen.

Voices from the Flats – Brad Friedman

The article below, by Brad Friedman should be required reading for every legislator and every voter in the state of Alaska. As we march closer to the end of the Alaska senate race, there are still many questions that need to be answered.  The most important thing that can come from this election is not [...]
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Open Thread – No Pebble

Here’s a great video about the proposed Pebble Mine Project.  A beautiful place, with riches beyond gold and copper.
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Palin Believes She Could Beat Barack Obama

Wow.  Confidence is not her problem.
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Murkowski to Declare Victory Tonight

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski will declare victory later today in the seemingly endless senate battle with Joe Miller, also a Republican.  Miller was endorsed not only by Sarah Palin, but received considerable financial backing from the Tea Party Express.  On the other side of the coin, Murkowski received considerable financial backing from corporations, but her write-in [...]
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Why Joe Miller Has a Point

Something  in Alaska stinks. Again. Not just an ordinary low tide smell. Not like something you’d blame on the dog. It smells like an infection. For me to plug my nose, I’d have to overlook some curious facts. I’ve written another piece like this. It was after the last election. I said it the three [...]
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Open Thread – Meteor Shower!

Here’s wishing you clear skies.  The annual Leonid meteor shower is headed this way and the best viewing will be two or three hours before dawn on November 17 and 18.  Actually it isn’t headed this way, we’re headed THAT way as Earth nears the place where the soon-to-be meteors have been patiently waiting. The [...]
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Examining the Vote Count – the Alaska Senate Race Goes On…

…and the beat goes on. Today the Joe Miller campaign issued a press release regarding the latest news on their attempt to get information out of the Division of Elections.  Think of the Joe Miller campaign as a dentist, and the Division of Elections as a rabid hippo with a toothache. The Miller campaign is [...]
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Murkowski & Palin – Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Republicans

Well, any bets about whose head is going to pop off their shoulders and bobble around on that little springy thing?  After years of back and forth, which started in denial, moved up to subtle comments, and then not-so-subtle jabs, and now no-holds-barred rock ‘em sock ‘em robot action… my money is on Sarah Palin.  [...]
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Open Thread – Shield Your Eyes!

You may need to wear some kind of protective eyewear for this one… like those shields they use for welding.  I snapped this at the recent Sarah Palin rally to support Joe Miller.  I’ll have more on that coming shortly, but I thought I’d toss out this little horror for your amusement.
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War is Over, if You Want it… Have a Nice Day.

This time of year, it seems that everyone’s thoughts turn to the war… No, not Afghanistan. No, not Iraq.  Not the War on Terror, or the War on Drugs. The War on Christmas. I’ve had to stay mum on the War on Christmas for professional reasons… until now.  I used to own a retail business, [...]
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Open Thread – Start Something

I saw this video on my Facebook page, and thought it was great. If you’re interested in becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, or making a donation, visit the Alaska website HERE, or find your local chapter from the national website HERE.
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Oyster Sunday

~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more! Fear not! Even though it is Oyster Sunday, I will not ask that you wear an Oyster bonnet.  It just seemed like a lazy, post-election sort of day, and a good time to do an oyster roundup.  So, grab your cocktail sauce, [...]
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Open Thread – Bob Bartlett

I had a great evening at the Bartlett Democratic Club Dinner tonight.  Honored at the dinner were Pat Abney, and Hal and Barbara Gazaway, all great Democrats who have given back to the community and the party in so many ways. I thought it might be nice to share a little about Senator Bob Bartlett, for [...]
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Mr. Wrong is Right, and Other Strange Tales from the Alaska Senate Rabbit Hole

We should all be used to it by now. Alaska politics will turn into something far more complicated than we believed was possible. The Corrupt Bastards Club, the Ted Stevens trial, the Don Young Coconut Road fiasco, some half-term governor run amok in the Lower 48, and now this – the Alaska Senate race of [...]